Thanks for posting this very old and interesting photo.
On the tip of Kowloon can be seen the strange, castle-like, Police Station which stood from c.1865 to c.1882 according to the string at https://gwulo.com/node/8480. The Kowloon Peninsula looks generally less developed than in the photo dated 1879 at https://gwulo.com/media/25852. Based on these observations alone, the pic can be roughly dated to between 1865 and 1879.
Back on HKI, the large building near the bottom right corner of the photo looks like the first Government House (1855-1942, https://gwulo.com/node/12634), but I'm not sure because if so, I would expect to see the Botanical Gardens (1864 -present, https://gwulo.com/node/2916) between it and the camera.
I've just realized that this pic is a duplicate of the pic at https://gwulo.com/media/18777, albeit far clearer. As that post predates this one, and already has a number of comments, I'll continue my comments over there.
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Nice Pic
Thanks for posting this very old and interesting photo.
On the tip of Kowloon can be seen the strange, castle-like, Police Station which stood from c.1865 to c.1882 according to the string at https://gwulo.com/node/8480. The Kowloon Peninsula looks generally less developed than in the photo dated 1879 at https://gwulo.com/media/25852. Based on these observations alone, the pic can be roughly dated to between 1865 and 1879.
Back on HKI, the large building near the bottom right corner of the photo looks like the first Government House (1855-1942, https://gwulo.com/node/12634), but I'm not sure because if so, I would expect to see the Botanical Gardens (1864 -present, https://gwulo.com/node/2916) between it and the camera.
The eBay seller titles it "c…
The eBay seller titles it "c.1870 PHOTO - CHINA HMS SALAMIS HONG KONG HARBOUR", see: https://www.ebay.com/itm/204258055297
Duplicate
I've just realized that this pic is a duplicate of the pic at https://gwulo.com/media/18777, albeit far clearer. As that post predates this one, and already has a number of comments, I'll continue my comments over there.